What an incredible start to 3dyc! Our group has had a ton of fun, and we already see God working in many ways in our group.
Our volleyball teams did pretty well, but were both ultimately eliminated before making the championship bracket. But all is well, because we can redeem ourselves in dodgeball tomorrow (and that's the sport that really matters!).
The theme this year is Momentum. In the first session, our speaker (Heather) talked about how a lot of times we live for the big moments. We live for the big things in life, whether it's a certain sporting event, a life event like graduating or getting engaged, or a big conference like 3dyc, we look forward to big events in our lives. But Heather encouraged us to look at the "normal" moments differently. Each moment has potential in it. God can and has done amazing things during "normal" moments.
In session 2 Heather asked us what it is that defines us. There is a battle that is being waged that doesn't happen in the physical realm. So we need to decide who or what will determine our value. And we usually look towards things that we can measure in this world (performance, appearance, relationships). But God sees each of us as valuable. He created each of us and values each of us, regardless of how the world measures us and our success.
Some of our students made decisions to rededicate their lives to Jesus during the 2nd session. I'm extremely encouraged with the direction of this conference, and I feel that we are building momentum. Pray that God will continue to work in our students' lives.
